Native American Discourse: Poetics and Rhetoric - Brossura

Sherzer, Joel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521338441 ISBN 13: 9780521338448

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

The aim of this book is to advance a fresh perspective on the presentation, philology, analysis, and interpretation of oral literature and verbal art.

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Descrizione del libro

Originally published in 1987, the aim of this book is to advance a fresh perspective on the presentation, philology, analysis, and interpretation of oral literature and verbal art.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Introduction Joel Sherzer and Anthony C. Woodbury; 2. Tonkawa poetics: John Rush buffalo's 'Coyote and Eagle's daughter' Dell Hymes; 3. Warm Springs Sahaptin narrative analysis Virginia Hymes; 4. Poetic structuring of Kuna discouse: the line Joel Sherzer; 5. Hearing a voice in an ancient test: Quiché Maya poetics in performance Dennis Tedlock; 6. Rhetorical structure in a Central Alaskan Yupik Eskimo traditional narrative Anthony C. Woodbury; Indices.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521338441
• ISBN 13: 9780521338448
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 260
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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